Members of the Syrian community in Japan and their supporters stage a demonstration in downtown Tokyo on Sept. 1, demanding action for the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria by regime forces. Kazuhiro Nogi, AFP/Getty Images

Masked Syrians living in Japan and their supporters display anti-Syrian President Bashar Assad banners during a protest rally in front of the United Nations office in Tokyo on Sept. 1. They protested against the alleged use of chemical weapons by Assad's regime. Shizuo Kambayashi, AP

Carrying placards reading "Hands off Syria" and bearing the face of Syrian President Bashar Assad, protesters gathered in Sydney's Martin Place to voice their concerns about a potential U.S. military assault. William West, AFP/Getty Images

Hundreds of people protest against military intervention in Syria in central London. British lawmakers voted late on Aug. 29 to reject Prime Minister David Cameron's call for British involvement in military strikes against Syria. Carl Court, AFP/Getty Images

Anti-Syrian regime protesters hold a placard with sarcastic caricatures of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, from left, President Obama and Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration at Kafr Nabil town in Idlib province, northern Syria. AP

Palestinians hold signs and Syrian flags during a protest against a possible military attack by the United States on Syria, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Arabic on the banner, center, reads, "What a shame. Arab League equals dollars." Majdi Mohammed, AP

Jordanian protesters burn representations of the U.S. and Israel flags, and wave the Syrian national flag, during a protest against any American military strike on Syria, near the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan. Mohammad Hannon, AP

Jordanian security police stand in front of protesters waving the Syrian national flag and holding an anti-American poster during a protest against any American military strike on Syria in Amman, Jordan. Mohammad Hannon, AP

Jordanian protesters step on representations of the U.S. and Israel flags. The United States is considering launching a punitive strike against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Mohammad Hannon, AP

A woman holds a sign during a demonstration in favor of a U.S.-led strike on Syria in front of the White House in Washington. President Obama said he would seek the authorization of Congress for any such action. Nicholas Kamm, AFP/Getty Images

A man in a "Free Syria" t-shirt who is for military action in Syria, is arrested after spitting spits in the face of the man who said he was from Syria and against military action in Syria during a heated protest in front of the White House. Carolyn Kaster, AP

People calling for U.S. military action in Syria, holding a sign with the images of Syrian President Bashar Assad and former Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, shout against others there who do not want military action in Syria, who have formed a human chain in front of them, at the White House. Carolyn Kaster, AP